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1940.7.0207

Snuff box, made of moulded animal hide. [CW [OPS Move] 17/10/2016]

1940.7.0207

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Collection type
Object
Description
Snuff box, made of moulded animal hide. [CW [OPS Move] 17/10/2016]
Long description
Snuff box, made of moulded animal hide. The snuff container has a hemispherical base stained reddish brown. The lid, now fused on is conical in shaped and decorated with painted geometric designs. [CW [OPS Move] 17/10/2016]
Geographical reference
Mali
Africa > Western Africa > Mali
Person
Field collector Samuel Peach Powell
PRM source Samuel Peach Powell
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1940
Date collected
By 1940
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Moulded, Process Painted
Dimensions
Diameter: max 62 mm, Height: max 68 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.7.0207

Search terms: Narcotic, Box, Snuff Accessory